Dutch museum shocked at Pretoria plane crash that left 1 dead, several injured

11 July 2018 - 09:45
By Nico Gous

At least one person was killed and 19 injured in a plane crash north of Pretoria on July 10, 2018.
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The largest aerospace museum in the Netherlands has expressed its shock at a plane crash that claimed the life of one person on Tuesday in Pretoria.

“We are extremely shocked that the Convair 340‚ the aircraft that was on its way to the Aviodrome‚ crashed during the takeoff of a test flight in South Africa. Our priority is now to securing the safety of all those involved‚” Aviodrome said in a post on Facebook.

The museum confirmed three of their personnel were slightly injured in the crash.

Aviodrome general manager Serena van Kammen is flying to Pretoria on Wednesday morning. One person died‚ two pilots are critical and a passenger has suffered a double amputation in the airplane crash north of the capital on Tuesday afternoon.

Emer-G-Med chief operating officer Jurgen Kotze said the pilots were transported to Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. Paramedics said the plane crash left at least 19 people injured.

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson Kabelo Ledwaba said the authority would issue a statement on the crash on Wednesday.